In response to the alarming spike in crime in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, on Sunday afternoon, the mayor of Chicago came to Agudath Israel of Illinois’ (AIOI) office to speak with community leaders. Along with her team and the leadership of the police department, Mayor Lightfoot sought to address community concerns and discuss practical plans, exchange ideas, and offer additional resources.
Participants included Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Elena Gottreich, Chicago Police Department Deputy Chief Gabriella Shemash, Commander Joseph Brennan, Commander Michelene Alexa, and other police and administration official. The two-hour-long meeting was productive in facilitating a better mutual understanding of a complex issue and produced a number of ideas and resources that could potentially make the community safer.
“We are grateful that Mayor Lightfoot took the afternoon to meet, hear our concerns, and respond to them,” said Rabbi Shlomo Soroka, AIOI’s director of government affairs. “This candid conversation did produce a number of actionable ideas and a new pipeline of resources the city will be providing to help make our neighborhoods safer. We are also grateful to our dedicated police department for working tirelessly to keep us safe every day of the week.” AIOI anticipates sharing specific measures and programs as that information becomes available.
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Lori Lightfoot understands our community. She/he is pro Jewish. Vote for them. Next week. Election
yeah….
Nope.
Chicago has been a crime ridden city for decades, maybe more, remember Al Capone and other gangsters? Gangs. Now these yids want to fix it? Good luck. The gangbangers will bring their business to the Jewish community and the results will be bad.
When you vote for Dems you get RATs. But if you’re stupid enough to vote for DemocRATs then you deserve what you get.